The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-22
He Charges Boss Coy with Directing the
Work of Changing Tally-Sheets.
Span Implicated as an Adviser and Credited
with Saying that ST 400 Was Used in
Influencing Jurors.

large palJn-leaf fan and apparently managed to
keep comfortable. The crowd. filed with curl
osity, stayed and on, Notwithstanding the OPP
pfessivs heat and listened with the closest atten-
ton to the developments made by one of the
conspiritors who stood in the ground floor
and knew all about it.
District Attorney Sellers conducted the ex-
animation of witnesses for the government.
AS Mr.. Perkins came forward to take his seat,
there was a great craning Of necks among the
audience and a murmur broke the preceding
silence of the courtroom.
Mr.. Sellers-What is your name?
Witness-Samuel Perkins.
Question--Whcre do you residel
Q.-Where did You reside on the I'd. Sd and 4th of
November. 1861
Q.-Are You acquainted With the defendants in this
ease!
Q.-Were you present at the time the canvassing
board in session after the election of November
A.-Yes sir.
O.-Are you acquainted with Allen Hisey2
Q.-Where does he residential precinct and wardl
AIN the second precinct Thirteenth ward.
On what precinct do you residei
Q.-You may state if any agreement was entered
tally sheets pol-books and certificates of election.
after the election held in 1886 the courthouse in
Indianapolis Nov. A, 1856, with reference
TO obtaining possession of election papers.
Jason B. Brown, counsel for defense, objected
to the question
The Court do not know what response the wit
may make The question is proper enough.
Whether the testimony will go beyond what is proper
The Witness-I met Coy at the courthouse. He
stated that the candidate for criminal judge be-
hind and he requested to get the papers from
Allen Hisey which | did went to H1sey and got
the papers
reference to the purpose for which these papers were
TO be obtained?
Q.-What said between you and Coy respecting
the liquor league of Indanapolsf
A.-Nothing at that time.
Q.-What did you do respecting this agreement to
obtain possession of the papers of Allen Hisey.
Al went Hisey, asked him for the papers and
Q.-You may state what you said to Hisey at the
time you made the request.
Al said so him that wanted to see the papers
if they all right.
Q-Where did you 90 with the papers!
Al went back to Mr.. Coy. went with him east in
the hall to a at the east end of the building.
and went in with him. When we got in there, he
said the candidate for criminal judge was about
eighty votee behind and desired to make change.
Q.-What occurred in the roomE
Ale said ne thought that precinct could stand
change of sixteen votes each way, and asked me to
take a knife and erase tales from Judge Irwin and
place them ON those of Judge Ayres he furnished
me a knife, and 1 changed the sheets, taking from
Irwin sixteen votes and adding them to the vote for
Ayres -.
A.9When first began he stood and leaned over
cuded he went out of the room he came back again
by himself.
Q-What other person in that roomi
! A few moments after Coy went out somebody
4red the door. 1t John Reardon, who brought in
a man named Flynn
O-How long did Mr.. Flynn remainl
Ale went over and sat down by the window and
Q.-Where did Reardon gol
Ale went out.
Q.-Who else came in duriug the time you were
working this tally -sheeti
A--Mr MATTER -
to his taypaPer, or the paper in his possessonl
A.-Either he or Coy, OF the other, gave it to
Q.-What did you dol
Al changed it criminal judge twenty-five
Q-This is the tally, sheet Of the SECOND precinct.
of the thirteenth ward Mr. Hiseys precinct there
Mr.. Sellers took up roll from the tablet; ind cate
where upon this the erasure made.
A.-The erasure was made in these two Zines here,
Indicating the Sheet. Judge Twins vote here
reduced sixteen votesone off here and fifteen there
and Ayres's vote increased fifteen votes here
O-Wiil you indicate where upon the tallysheet
the third precinct of the Thirteenth ward another
paper handed to witness the erasures and additions
Ain Twins vote there twenty eight votes
taken off and the same mum Der added to the other.
Q.-What changes were made upon the poll-bo of
these two precinctsl
A.-Not any at all, so far as know. 1 refused to
make any changes the pollbooks.
Q.-To whom did you deliver these two after max
ing the changes and additionsl
A.--Both were delivered to Mr.. Mattler.
Odd you make any changes upon the certificates
pf
A-No. sir; / did not
Q.-What occurred with reference to this subject
between you, Coy Matter and other defendants
that dayl Begin in the morning and give complete
history of the transactions between and any of
the defendants with reference to these tally
any other of elections that were canvassed
that occasion.
Al did dothing with any other myself than these
two 1 went over to tho courthouse in the morning
and met Mr.. Hisey standing upon the
steps waiting with his returns sealed up
In the bag. He went in with me to
the county clerk and he recepted for them and fled
them away Hisey then went up stairs. short
organized. Mr.. Hisey did not have the outside
papers They had been taken by the judge
two nights before. so went to two gentlemen
and finally Mr. Landers. The returns from Mr..
Landerss ward were in the same condition as ours
asked him to make motion that the bags be sent
He made the motion When he made it Span came
make that motion How to use these altered
tally-papers if the bags are usedF' That was
action L related here before. Mr.. Coy
stated 70 they behind with the candidate for
criminal Judge and asked me if could get the tally
papers from my precinct and help them out. I went
70 Mr. hisey, got the papers and took them to the
Smith Myers came in. Then in the two
three minutes Mr.. Daniel Burton came in He walked
up and down the or three times and said,
My God this is place for me"-and went out
When went out left Smith Myers and Coy in the
room / went TO the canvassing room. On the way
Mr.. Beck came up with a taly.paper under his coat.
He asked me to take ii and alter it. said that he
was as able as and that l had done my share / had
Mr. Coy's knife and gave to Mr. Beck and be went
Into Mr.. Coys Coy came back to me after a
while and said Matter Lad become frightened
Objected to by Attorney Francis j. Mattler
The Court think the has gone so far that
Abe evidence is competent. The testimony is
good against Mr. Coy whether against Mr. Mattler
@ not
Witness-He stated that Mr. Matter had become
frightened and had changed his tally papers back
they were before / asked him why, and Coy said be-
cause the certificate lot changed to correspond
with the tally sheet and the ink was not Of the
color. Coy said he would go down to the Grand Ho-
tel and get Mr.. Reardon to get ink from the
parties furnished the ink for the election boards
met DR.. Metcaf the steps of the court house. L
asked if he knew of any acid. He said he would go
and l down his office with him. He
had acid. He took a match and tried some of
j. envelope, and it seemed to work pretty we'll
We then started up the street together, and told
Metcalf that Coy at his room in the Grand Ho-
tel Metcaf left me at the corner Of Illinois street,
and went 10 the courthouse After that | went to
the Grand Hotel. Coy was in his room with his feet
UP the table and said he ready for business.
While there Reardon came in with bottle Of ink.